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Shalonda holds a “we won’t go,, we will fight back” sign alongside her nieces and nephews as tenants of Forest at Columbia Apartments demand to speak to a commissioner inside of the DeKalb Government Building on Thursday, July 28, 2022. (Natrice Miller/natrice.miller@ajc.com)

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DeKalb vows to help residents facing ouster from apartment complex3h ago

Officers were called to 15 Peachtree Street for reports of a person shot Monday around 11:20 p.m., Atlanta police said. At the scene, police found a 42-year-old man suffering from a gunshot wound.

Cops: Man shot in downtown Atlanta after refusing to lend phone to stranger

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Atlanta police are investigating a shooting at Rosa L. Burney Park that wounded six victims, including a 6-year-old girl. Two adults have died.

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APD: No suspect identified in park shooting that killed 2, injured child

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People fill the Inflatable Bounce House area during the Brookhaven Cherry Blossom Festival Saturday, July 31, 2021. A team of University of Georgia researchers found 28 people have died from weather-related bounce house incidents since 2000. STEVE SCHAEFER FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION

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Bounce houses can be dangerous, even lethal, UGA study finds

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Venkman's in the Fourth Ward is home to Joe Gransden's Jazz Jam every Wednesday where many of Atlanta's jazz greats gather to watch and perform. The July 13 jam starts off with Geoffrey Haydon on keyboard, from left, Craig Shaw on upright bass, Gransden on trumpet with Terence Harper on trumpet. (Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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The fight to keep jazz alive in Atlanta

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Q&A: What to know about monkeypox symptoms and how it spreads

The monkeypox virus is not like COVID-19, and far less transmissible. But there is cause for concern as the number of cases continues to rise.

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U.S. Rep. Johnson seeks to protect artists’ lyrics from prosecutors

The action comes as Fulton County prosecutors have cited Young Thug’s and Gunna lyrics in a 56-count indictment alleging gang and racketeering activity

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Local

Power of the ‘O’ strong for Oregon’s Dan Lanning, Bo Nix

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Travis and Greg McMichael sentenced to life for hate crimes in Ahmaud Arbery case

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BREAKING: GBI investigating shooting involving officer near Publix in SE Atlanta

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Cubs to cut ex-Brave Heyward after the season

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Braves owner Liberty Media leads $100M funding round in Overtime

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65-year-old man killed in shooting at SE Atlanta home

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Dan Lanning gaining favor in the ‘Land of Green’

Removal of Gwinnett school Wi-Fi network draws student complaints

Nation & State

Most electric vehicles won't qualify for federal tax credit

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Large explosions rock Russian military air base in Crimea

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Southwest attendant suffers broken back in hard landing

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Motown songwriter-producer Lamont Dozier dead at 81

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'P-Valley' explores Black strip club culture, gay acceptance

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Driver in LA crash that killed 5 charged with murder

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FBI's search of Trump's Florida estate: Why now?

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Veteran emissary Richardson hopeful for Griner, Whelan swap

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Politics

Rudy Giuliani's lawyer Bill Thomas (L) and prosecutor Nathan Wade talk after a court challenge to Rudy Giuliani's subpoena to the Fulton County special grand jury examining Georgia's 2020 elections at Fulton Superior Court Thursday, August 9, 2022. Steve Schaefer / steve.schaefer@ajc.com)

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Fulton judge orders Giuliani to testify before grand jury next week12m ago

U.S. President Joe Biden signs the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act as he is surrounded by lawmakers and members of his Cabinet during a ceremony on the South Lawn at the White House on Nov. 15, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Alex Wong/Getty Images/TNS)

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White House official to speak in Atlanta on infrastructure spending

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U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene speaks to media while campaigning in Rome on Monday, May 2, 2022. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

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The Jolt: Trump’s Georgia allies slam FBI’s Mar-a-Lago search

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Abortion rights activists protest in Atlanta on Thursday, July 21, 2022. The previous day a federal appeals court allowed Georgia’s restrictive “heartbeat” abortion law to take effect. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

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Judge could soon decide temporary fate of new Georgia abortion law19h ago

052422 Atlanta: Governor Brian Kemp reacts to cheering supporters as he take the stage to deliver his election night party speech at the College Football Hall of Fame on Tuesday, May 24, 2022, in Atlanta. “Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com”

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With plans for tax rebate, Kemp leverages power of incumbency

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Rudy Giuliani ordered by judge to testify in Fulton County special grand jury

Giuliani seeking to delay Fulton grand jury testimony

Federal judicial nominee Steven Grimberg at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on April 30. Photo courtesy of the U.S. Senate Office of Photography.

Georgia appeals ruling that PSC elections discriminate against Black voters

Axios co-founders (from left) Mike Allen, Jim VandeHei and Roy Schwartz

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Cox Enterprises acquires media startup Axios

Republican Senate canididate Herschel Walker speaks to supporters during a campaign stop, Saturday, May 14, 2022, in Ellijay, Ga. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, Pool)

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Anti-Trump GOP group targets Herschel Walker

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Neighborhoods

Fulton to host senior farmers markets during August, September

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DeKalb vows to help residents facing ouster from apartment complex

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MARTA has hired a Pennsylvania architecture firm to design a $338 million maintenance and operations facility in Clayton County. EMILY HANEY / emily.haney@ajc.com

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MARTA makes design pick for $338 million Clayton County bus maintenance facility

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220621-Peachtree Corners-Ernest Baldwin lines up multilingual “I Voted” stickers at Unity Atlanta Church in Peachtree Corners on Tuesday, June 21, 2022, during the primary runoff. The new polling location replaced one that was at Peachtree Corners Christian Church. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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Cobb elections board adds Sunday to early voting plan

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Former Atlanta Police Chief Rodney Bryant (left) and Fulton County Sheriff Patrick Labat (right) pass in front of Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens during a press conference in March. Dickens and Labat came to an agreement for the county to use city jail space. (Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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Council committee advances deal to lease 700 Atlanta jail beds to Fulton

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The candidates are executives and business owners.(Courtesy City of Roswell)

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Roswell City Council candidates set for special election

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Mike Edwards (L) and Austin Glore from Sunbelt Rentals look over the large pumps at a DeKalb sewer main break Tuesday, August 2, 2022.

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Collapsed DeKalb sewer main spilled 5.5 million gallons into river

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Unlike other speakers, Springdale Park Elementary School parent Shannon Gaggero turns around to address the audience as she speaks to the Atlanta Board of Education during the public comments portion at the Atlanta Public Schools building Monday, Aug. 8, 2022, in Atlanta. With a new school, Springdale Park Elementary School will see the biggest change because of the rezoning. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

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Atlanta school board votes to open new Midtown elementary school

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Investigations

The Atlanta VA Medical Center installed anti-climbing fences on its parking decks in 2016. The $850,000 project was in response to a pair of incidents where suicidal veterans threatened to jump, but were talked down. BRAD SCHRADE/ BSCHRADE@AJC.COM

VA watchdog investigates psych ward breakdowns at Atlanta hospital

Fulton County residents use electronic voting machines to cast their ballots on the floor of State Farm Arena during early voting in Georgia in October 2020. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

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Georgia election security chief splits time with second state job

Heber Zapata, a 28-year-old engineer from Mexico, entered the country on a visa meant for white-collar professionals but ended up working as a line assembly worker. (Miguel Martinez / miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.com)

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‘A total lie’: Mexican engineers say they were misled into manual labor in Ga. factories

Gazi Kodzo, leader of the Black Hammer organization, leads protestors in chants against CNN Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022 in front of the CNN building in Atlanta. Daniel Varnado/For the Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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‘I could die any second’: Records tell harrowing story about Black Hammer standoff in Ga.

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The 1987 movie marquee from the movie "Day Shift" on Netflix that was set up in 2021 at Gwinnett Place Mall. NETFLIX

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The Maiz en Texturas dessert at Casa Robles celebrates corn through many textures: as a moist cake, smooth cold ice cream, crunchy caramel popcorn and a warm corn sauce inspired by Central American hot corn beverage atole de elote. Photo by Andrew Thomas Lee

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14 new places to have dessert in metro Atlanta

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"Remembering John Lewis," a quilt by Vickie Lord (Photo by O.V. Brantley)

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14th annual Atlanta Quilt Festival honors John Lewis’ life, legacy

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The fight to keep jazz alive in Atlanta

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Athens jam rockers Widespread Panic played the first of three sold out nights at the Fox Theatre on Friday, December 29, 2017. The band returns to the Fox stage in August 2022. Robb Cohen Photography & Video /RobbsPhotos.com

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Widespread Panic’s John Bell discusses band’s new album and Fox Theatre shows

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Legoland Discovery Center Atlanta will close for renovations after Labor Day.
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Legoland Discovery Center Atlanta closing after Labor Day for major renovation

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The Actor’s Express drama “Desire Under the Elms,” continuing through Aug. 28, features Precious West (clockwise from left), Tim McDonough and Ryan Vo.
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‘Desire Under the Elms’ sways at Actor’s Express

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Sports

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Marcus Mariota participates in a drill during NFL football training camp, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022, in Flowery Branch, Ga. (Jason Getz/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Falcons quarterback Marcus Mariota ready for his return to the spotlight

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Georgia co-defensive coordinator Will Muschamp during the G-Day game at Sanford Stadium onSaturday, April 16, 2022, in Athens, Ga. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

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Georgia’s Glenn Schumann, Will Muschamp on ‘good rapport,’ collaboration

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Liberty Media CEO Greg Maffei (left) and Braves Chairman Terry McGuirk talk during a Braves game in 2016 at Turner Field. (File photo by HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM)

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Braves owner Liberty Media leads $100M funding round in Overtime

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Phenix City siblings Mason Hargrove and Makinley Kate Hargrove talk about their kayaking experiences during a recent interview (Courtesy of Mike Haskey)

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How these Alabama siblings became top-level kayakers

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Oregon coach Dan Lanning, just seven months on the job since leaving Georgia as defensive coordinator, scrolls through some practice video in his office in the third floor of the Ducks' Hatfield-Dowlin football operations building in Eugene, Ore., on Aug. 8, 2022. (Photo by Chip Towers/ctowers@ajc.com)

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Five things we’ve learned about Oregon, so far

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Falcons coach Arthur Smith is planning to play his starters during the team's first exhibition game Friday. (Jason Getz/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

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Falcons, Lions to play starters in exhibition opener

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Langston Hughes quarterback Prentiss Noland looks to pass during the first half against Buford in the 2021 Class 6A state title football game. (JASON GETZ / FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION)

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Preseason all-state: Hughes places 4 on Class 6A first team

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Cedar Grove defenders Demarius Jackson (50), Raul Aquirre (0) and Adonijah Green (99) make a tackle during a 2020 game. (Photo by Mark Brock/DeKalb County Schools Athletics)

Best players by position: 3 top defensive line prospects wearing championship rings

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